Windows stores descriptions of all the files on your system in a place
called the Registry.
This way, whenever you double-click a file on your desktop or in Windows
Explorer, it automatically opens in the program to which it is registered.
You can also “register” your favorite editing tools in RoboHELP for
quick access. For example, you can register .GIF extensions so they open
in Paint Shop Pro. Then, whenever you right-click a .GIF file in the Images
folder (located in the Project Manager) and select Edit, the file will
automatically open in Paint Shop Pro.
To register a file with an authoring tool:
From the Tool
menu, select Options.
Click the Tool
Locations tab.
Enter the extension to
link to the editing tool in the text box at the left side of the Add button (for example, .GIF).
In Program
for Editing, click , navigate to the drive and folder
where the program is located, and select it as the editing tool (for example,
C:\Program Files\Paint Shop Pro 5\Psp.exe).
In Program
for Viewing, specify the name of the program that should be launched
as the viewing tool for the extension (this is optional if Program for
Editing is defined and vice versa).
Click Add.
The file type is linked to the editing tool.
Whenever you right-click a file with the registered extension from the
Images folder and select Edit or
View, the file will open in the
specified program (in this example, .GIF files open in Paint Shop Pro).
Tips:
To remove
an extension, select it and click Remove.
To select
a different program for viewing or editing an extension, select the extension,
update Program for Editing or Program for Viewing with the new tool, and
click Replace.
RoboHELP
cannot set up alternate editors for HTML files. All HTML files, including
Help topics and HTML pages, open in the WYSIWYG Editor (or in TrueCode).
, navigate to the drive and folder
where the program is located, and select it as the editing tool (for example,
C:\Program Files\Paint Shop Pro 5\Psp.exe).